Designers are kind of in a bind when customers friend request them, aren't they? If they say no, that customer gets offended, if they say yes, they are giving up their right to express whatever opinions they want on their personal page.
If I had to boycott everyone who didn't have the same opinion as myself, I would have to stop digiscrapping and stop with everything else. And freeze and starve, cuz everyone except me is an idiot ;D
I usually accept friend requests from customers so I dont offend but limit what they can see. My FB page is personal and we've all seen what kind of nut jobs are out there (ahem....aly, charly, etc) and what kind of personal info can end up here. No thank you.
That's what the Restricted list is for on Facebook. If you can't figure out a way to politely decline/direct them to your Fan Page than this list is exactly what you need to use. Simple.
Designers can make their personal pages "invisible" to the public--then they won't get any customers friend requesting them. Or they can do what I did: make a "digiscrapping fb page" that's my screen name instead of my real name. That's the fb page I use for DS stuff (CT forums, "liking" designer pages, etc). I don't post status updates or IRL photos, or anything else personal. That way, I don't offend anyone and I don't put out info that I don't want shared with the faceless masses I've never met but "talk" with in DS land.
Designers are kind of in a bind when customers friend request them, aren't they? If they say no, that customer gets offended, if they say yes, they are giving up their right to express whatever opinions they want on their personal page. ----
I'm going to go eat at Chick fil-A tonight-and maybe even tomorrow. Thanks for reminding me. We don't shop at Home Base either. So, it goes both ways. ------
But you don't want it to go both ways, do you? Judging by your viewpoint.
This FB thing is really easy. You can make it so that only certain people can see certain posts. So when I talk about scrapbooking, I set it to only go to scrapbookers. I have a snarky cousin that hates scrapbooking and can't control his comments, so I had to figure this out.
#16 I do that as well. I put a lot of digi friends in a "digi" and "foreigners" groups and click HIDE them when I post status that don't concern them. I actually think it is simply good manners. Not everyone needs or wants to know everything you think. Why waste their time?
I just said I was going to eat at Chick fil A tonight and maybe tomorrow to bug the person that posted before that. We don't live by a Chick Fil A or I might though. I'm not going to spend 15.00 in gas to get to one.
#26 Thank you. I hope it's not true. But I believe you. Sad News. There are so many other stores out there that should be closing instead of After Five.
Scrap Matters is giving a second chance twice for the daily freebie. Yay!! Maybe somebody is reading the smack blog over there. Anyway it's a poll and we vote which days we missed and at the end they'll decide which days they'll unlock the links for us depending on the votes. It's a 2 part poll. Crazy going through all this trouble but I'm happy they heard the complaints and they're trying to find a way to please the customers because in the end customers are the ones who spend the $$$ and keep the shops running. This one is dedicated to you commentor#147 page 7!
#38 Well next time she should be careful with a daily download and 24 hour links, they cause trouble. Why go through all this trouble I don't get it? Instead of opening the links she made two polls for people to vote which days they missed so she can she which ones have the most votes and then give out the links again. CRAZY!
No, that's not really scheduled maintenance at BSS. Why would anyone stay? Sales went down to next nothing after this blog trashed Charly a month or so ago. Why would anyone stay when sales were bound to be absolute zero after this latest round? Crazy for this blog to have so much power.
38 said "Sheesh, just put the kit in the store and tell all the freebie hunters to buy it to get their missing pieces. What a mess for Amber!" --- ITA. And I also think that the idea of the 24-hour links is so people who miss a day have to buy the kit (or the day, as TLP did with their Bucket List kit) to get their missing pieces. If you miss a day, then that's your problem, not Amber's. And I bet if Amber--or any store that does 24-hour links--decided to do 3 day links or 5 day links or whatever, people would still complain. Stop complaining and take your freebie every 24 hours...if you remember to.
This blog doesn't have that much power. SSD and SO are trashed on here all the time and still going strong. It has more to do with what the store has to offer.
No, not what the store has to offer, BSS had good designers, good products, quality checked and nicely filled out products, it was the owner who trashed it with the lies and deceit. Who would stay there or buy there after that? Didn't you read prior pages in this post and see what happened to Berry Sweet?
Yes, I did read it. And I've seen the products they offered, so "good" must be very subjective. I can agree that the owner trashed the store but if those designers are "good" they will find a new home. They knew who the co-owner was and that she has done other disasterous things in the past. If I was a designer, I would have stayed far away from that mess.
Yea well, the designers did find a new home, that wasn't a problem, we're all joining the other co owner at her store. So in this case I don't think good covers it since Charly caused it all, and FYI, I didn't know Charly before I became a designer at her store, so you can't say "they knew who the co-owner was" or what she has done. Too many new designers come out all the time, and no matter what Charly did, not everyone is going to know her or her smacking here.
You gotta get some tough skin to be in this industry and start doing your research before you sign on anywhere. Lesson learned for those new designers. But the tough skin comes in when you think you have a good owner and they turn out to be a total hag. You can't go blaming a smack blog for a store going under when the co-owner was a fraud.
Really? Forgive me if I sound a little incredulous over that remark, but I can and do lay blame on this smack blog for the store going under. BSS hummed right along just fine, had good sales and a good customer base, then she goes and gets herself smacked and everything suddenly stops. If that doesn't stop customers who read here and CT from going to a store, then nothing will. People don't want to be associated with a "tainted" store, so of course, smack blogs contribute to the downfall! You'd be an idiot not to think that, and you obviously must be one!
The store hasn't even been open a year, so honestly you can't judge how good BSS was because it hasn't been open long enough to establish itself.
Sorry to say, I agree with "good" being subjective. While some of the products there were decent, there seemed to be a lot of designers coming and going for such a short time open.
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Research where? This blog? Give me a break. Hindsight is always 20/20 and it's so easy to say they should have known, or done their research or any variation thereof.
but I can and do lay blame on this smack blog for the store going under. ------
Oh please, a strong store would not have gone under. SSD was associated with Amanda Dykan, it didn't go under, in fact, it's still around and probably doing reasonably well. Other stores have also had their share of bad associations and did okay for a long time afterwards.
Charly is completely to blame for the store going under. She was the one who lied and deceived people. Not this blog.
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This is smack blog incarnation number 3 or 4 for me. So, I stand by my statement - it's not the place for research. I prefer facts to gossip and while there have been some truths on the smack blogs, there's been a lot more gossip.
I think this place can be used for resarch. It's when it is the truth that you want to know about it before signing up for any store. A lot of truth has been revealed on these blogs. It's pretty obvious when it is just gossip or jealousy.
When it comes to Charly there has always been drama. That should be enough warning to stay away.
#193 And I have quite a few intentional FB friends who do post lots of political things, re-share my political postings and thank me for sharing them. We share them to increase the reach, and it works. __________________________________________________
Increase the reach? Give me a break. Most Americans have already made up their mind who their going to vote for so posting political shit is A. a waste of your time B. a waste of my time reading it.
I had a designer 'friend' actually an owner who I used to work for, post status after status update on her guy and really derogatory remarks on the other guy. I defriended her.
1. Joedee stole the money and is a great big fraud. 2. Amanda Dykan stole designs, tried to come back as another designer, got caught. 3. Charly pretended to be a twin/triplet 4. Something with Aly and associated pirating at another forum. (didn't follow that drama)
There's four. I know there's more out there. But there really isn't that much drama in digiland. The rest is smack and rumors.
there was another designer before Joedee that took off with some money that was for a charity. But I don't know if that came out on this blog or stayed at DST.
And the Tandika scandal.
There's always references to store owners not paying on time such as at Divine.
Well NLD from After Five has a guest spot at Digital Crea where they sell 20 items there so I can only imagine the spot will become permanent when After Five closes. Boutique Cute Dolls mentioned on her facebook page exciting news soon. They're slowly leaving the shop one by one without a bang. One weird thought. Maybe Jofia designs and the owner of After Five are the same person? Isn't it weird that they both decide to retire at the same time? And Jofia wasn't designing much the last two years. Does anyone really know her?
wow that was hard. Instead of posting this here if you had google it you would have find it in about 5 seconds. Try it you will be amazed. Google "how to separate Facebook friends to different categories".
When you load Facebook on your left you will see FRIENDS and a "More" link next to it. Click on MORE and it will bring you to the list page.
Click CREATE LIST and you can name it whatever you want. Once created (or edit an existing one), click the list name and on the right there will be a MANAGE LIST link. Click that to add the people you want to that list. When you post, you can just click the list name in the post where it says "Public" or whatever your settings are.
You can add a person to more than one list as well. Hope this helps.
"do what I did: make a "digiscrapping fb page" that's my screen name instead of my real name. That's the fb page I use for DS stuff (CT forums, "liking" designer pages, etc)."
did you make your digiscrapping fb account linked to your real one, or a totally separate account with a different person's name?
I tried to make a 2nd fb account signing up with a different name & email account but after a few days facebook sent a warning that I couldn't have 2 separate accounts (unless the 2nd is a fan page) & shut it down unless I emailed them a phone number.
Sucks, I don't wan't all the digi stuff in my personal account at all (I keep it strictly for family).
8 - I'm a nutjob because I'm a bitxch that speaks my mind? I'm sorry that you've only associated yourself with pushovers in your life time. If someone says something about me here or anywhere else online or in my real life, I WILL address it. Get over it.
74 - Stop repeating stuff that you know obviously know nothing about. Because it has never been proven that I'm associated with pirating and it NEVER will because its not true. Since when is it okay to take something you hear and run with it without proof.
Charly is different. There's proof that she's a liar and blah blah blah. But has there EVER been proof that I pirate? No there hasn't. So unless 74, you or anyone else has proof that I pirate and can post it for all to see, stop trying to associate my name with pirating.
Regarding the Facebook/private/designer etc. To me it's like a celebrity with wacko (imho) views, like Tom Cruise.
I cannot support any movie he's in because he's such a freak and I feel like I'm supporting that, my $ will go to the sciento logy church. Plus all I see is him jumping up and down on Oprah's couch. lol
Same with Danny Glover, Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey supporting Hugo Chavez. I will NOT support any movies with those types.
AlyD, my not be proof for pirating, but there's proof that you are just as crazy as Charly! What were all your different design design names you were trying to use?
So you won't purchase from anyone who out spokenly supports the other political party or is a different religion? That really limits what you can buy. And I'm pretty sure that's what we are talking about here. Not really someone being a total wacko like those celebs. But we do have a few wack-jobs in this community.
But I don't think anyone should friend designers. Just like their fanpage. Much less likely to end up hating your favorites.
91-Poor Aly. You don't have to be connected with pirating (even though we all think you are) to be classified a "nut job." You've proven that all by yourself by your silly posts here.
91-Poor Aly. You don't have to be connected with pirating (even though we all think you are) to be classified a "nut job." You've proven that all by yourself by your silly posts here.
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You obviously have severe reading comprehension issues. I never said me being "associated" with pirating made me a nutjob. Two different topics in reply to two different comments. Go back and try to read it again.
AlyD, my not be proof for pirating, but there's proof that you are just as crazy as Charly! What were all your different design design names you were trying to use?
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I changed my design name a lot. And? I guess never being satisfied makes me a nut job! I can take that.
I know this designer is ESL, but she does have English speaking people who CT for her. You'd think someone would have told her that a cow isn't a kitty http://www.afterfivedesigns.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=4135&cat=9&page=1
AlyD, I don't know you, nor your designs, but after reading all your posts here, you sound like an idiot. Maybe spend a little less time here and go design and work your business.
103 Yeah, its obvious you don't know me. I stopped designing months ago after I found out I was pregnant....so I don't have a business to work on! I lost the baby but I trying for another one now. So I won't be coming back to design until after my next baby is born. Hopefully we conceive soon. Thanks for the advice though!
AlyD said... 91 8 - I'm a nutjob because I'm a bitxch that speaks my mind? I'm sorry that you've only associated yourself with pushovers in your life time. If someone says something about me here or anywhere else online or in my real life, I WILL address it. Get over it ---------- No, you are a nut job because you are nuts. You are a bitch because you are a bitch. Two different descriptions, both appropriate when applied to you. Perhaps you work on your reading comprehension.
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maybe the cow's name is Kitty ??? They are listed correctly as cows in the kit description.
No, you are a nut job because you are nuts. You are a bitch because you are a bitch. Two different descriptions, both appropriate when applied to you. Perhaps you work on your reading comprehension.
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You should just stop because you sound stupid. Your comment would be relevant if you were quoting when I differentiated between being "associated with pirates" and " being a nut job". Don't pick around what I am saying and trying to use my words against me in attempts to be a bitch when they are both two totally different comments. You looks desperate and like you are grasping. If you are going to use my "two different" comment against me by basically mocking it, use THAT comment and not one posted before/after that. Otherwise your comeback looks dumb.
Please quote me where I denied being a nutjob and where I denied being a bitch. Another way your comeback was dumb desperate. I am a "nutjob because I'm nuts" and a "bitch because I'm a bitch". That's like giving the definition of a word by using the word in the definition. POINTLESS. I can give you a ton of reasons how I am nut job. I can also give you a ton of reasons how I am a bitch. I never denied either...soo again...your point is?
I got this in my email today: http://www.digidesignresort.com/blog/designer-coaching-program/
Does DDR sell that much to be mentoring other designers? Is Carena that good? I'm not familiar with her work. $30 would be a lot to invest for feedback on one kit if it was coming from a not so great designer.
AlyD = Nut Job because... Paper Planes, Pizzaz, um, who else were you trying to be? At least you didn't say you were your twin, but it still spells NUT JOB!! If it cracks like a nut... well, you know
92 I just noticed this comment. But I shouldn't have been used in the example of "truths" this forum has bought to light since I am the one that let it be known that I am/was a member of that forum.
So no, that is not a "truth" uncovered by this blog. So whoever named those 4 examples only have 3 examples. AND just because I am/was a member there does not make me a pirate...which leads me to...
96 Who gives a fucxk what you think miss anonymous unknown person? What you THINK is so irrelevant...especially to me. So please someone...it's been months now...prove it.
AlyD = Nut Job because... Paper Planes, Pizzaz, um, who else were you trying to be? At least you didn't say you were your twin, but it still spells NUT JOB!! If it cracks like a nut... well, you know
------------ Paper Planes....Yes. Pizzaz? No. No idea what/who that is. Enlighten me?
Like I said before...I changed my design name a lot. I started out as Paper Planes. That's a known fact...So what's your point?
116 OMG I can't stand dumb people. Must I really break this down??
The question WAS:
A lot of truth has been revealed on these blogs. -------
Name me four.
The person said: 1. Joedee stole the money and is a great big fraud. 2. Amanda Dykan stole designs, tried to come back as another designer, got caught. 3. Charly pretended to be a twin/triplet 4. Something with Aly and associated pirating at another forum. (didn't follow that drama)
I WAS THE ONE THAT MADE IT KNOWN THAT I WAS A MEMBER OF THAT FORUM. SO NO! NUMBER 4 DOES NOT COUNT AS A TRUTH REVEALED ON THIS BLOG. Do you get it now? Did the caps help?
I like being the center of attention and all but I am not even designing at this moment. Why am I even still being bought up and talked about? ...and I mean even before I replied to defend myself. It's always Aly Aly Aly. I feel special and everything but come on...there must be something else smack worthy to talk about.
119 I was bought up before the facebook/politics talk. And many times before that.
But hey, if bringing me up makes them happy then I'm happy! I just don't want people to start complaining that I am posting again.
Maybe you all should worry less about me and be worried more about the CT members some of you may have that are associated with the parenting website that I was on. I've seen a few members from over there CTing for designers.
Not saying they ARE pirates but if I am one simply because I was a member there, I guess they are too.
120 I'm not lying dumbass. I have nothing to hide from you anonymous people. If I did something/said something I will say it. Like I said I am not designing right now so I don't give a fuck!
So like I said, WHO IS PIZAZZ! ENLIGHTEN ME! If it was me, I would say it was me.
There were designers rotating in and out of Berry Sweet because they didn't like what Charly had in place once they joined. That woman had a crap load of requirements that weren't listed in her contracts and she didn't reveal them until we joined her. She had designers doing required challenges, a required gallery posting each week, required forum participation that was absurd to keep up with, and kept changing everything. Her co owner was always stepping in and smoothing things over, and cutting things back, but Charly still kept being pushy. So no one would stay very long and you can't blame them. I was there all of 2 weeks before I pulled my products, and I brought a big customer base with me as an exclusive designer, but it wasn't worth it trying to keep up with everything, it was impossible. I am thinking of applying to the co owners new store, it looks like all of Berry Sweets designers followed her, lol
1. Joedee stole the money and is a great big fraud. 2. Amanda Dykan stole designs, tried to come back as another designer, got caught. 3. Charly pretended to be a twin/triplet 4. Something with Aly and associated pirating at another forum. (didn't follow that drama)
There's four. I know there's more out there. But there really isn't that much drama in digiland. The rest is smack and rumors. ------
No, the Joedee thing was not revealed on this blog. It was hashed out here, but discovered elsewhere.
Aly was also found out elsewhere and not here.
So that's only two truths revealed here, the rest were just discussed here.
there was another designer before Joedee that took off with some money that was for a charity. But I don't know if that came out on this blog or stayed at DST.
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Again two things that were not revealed on this blog, but found out elsewhere and hashed to death on this blog.
There was also the drama about Holly and the 9th and Bloom shop and their paypal account. I think Holly ran away with the money in the end.
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I'll give you that one. So, out of 7 or more truths that were supposedly revealed here, it turns out that only about two or there actually were. The rest were just discussed here.
The new co-owners store? Bella Zingaro Studio? The one that tried to name itself Bella Gypsy, copying the designer of the same name, right down to the logo? The one that Bella Gypsy had to get legal with about copyright issues? Great start. By all means - go to that shop. Its SO lovely. Posers and all.
I like being the center of attention and all but I am not even designing at this moment. Why am I even still being bought up and talked about? ...and I mean even before I replied to defend myself. It's always Aly Aly Aly. -----
Yeah, that's obvious. There only has to be a whiff of your name here and then you come and post and post and post.
The new co-owners store? Bella Zingaro Studio? The one that tried to name itself Bella Gypsy, copying the designer of the same name, right down to the logo? The one that Bella Gypsy had to get legal with about copyright issues? Great start. By all means - go to that shop. Its SO lovely. Posers and all.
http://bellazingarostudio.com/shop/
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God, why would you do that? o.O Wouldn't it be OBVIOUSLY breaking something?
The email address for the call is bellagypsyscraps... I wonder how many idiots will think it was put out by the actual Bella Gypsy....
129 At least you know. But I am sure everyone posts and posts. It is just that they are posting anonymous so you have no idea how much that person has actually posted.
But not true...kinda! I only come and post and post and post when my name is bought up with fallacies and ASSumptions about me. For example there was no need for me to be bought up with the Charly shit went down. And there was no need for me to be bought up when people were talking about "truths" revealed here on the blog. If the things you all bought me up actually made sense, I wouldn't have anything to argue about now would I?
90 said: did you make your digiscrapping fb account linked to your real one, or a totally separate account with a different person's name?
I tried to make a 2nd fb account signing up with a different name & email account but after a few days facebook sent a warning that I couldn't have 2 separate accounts (unless the 2nd is a fan page) & shut it down unless I emailed them a phone number.
Sucks, I don't wan't all the digi stuff in my personal account at all (I keep it strictly for family). --- It's weird they sent you that message, especially if you used a different name/address. I've heard of fb doing that if they think the account is spam (if you don't try to find friends or "like" statuses or whatever.) My DS account is completely separate from my IRL account. BUT, DH checks his fb on my laptop occasionally, so maybe fb already knew this IP address had multiple users and hence, multiple fb accounts. But funny enough, I deactivated my personal fb account a few months ago (it was becoming a huge time suck), so I'm glad that it wasn't connected to my DS account since I need that for CT forums.
It's a bit different when the two names are in the same industry. Isn't this the same situation as the store her & Charly co-owned before BSS? Sunflower Scraps or something like that.
It causes confusion for the customers and they could lose sales because of it, I would imagine.
I'm sure I could search Google for any given designer name (nickname or otherwise) and come up with a few random businesses as well.
Sounds like you have an axe to grind there, 138. I don't know why *they* would want to use the name Bella Gypsy any way. Why not choose something unique to the community instead of being a big copy cat?
137 That's not "in passing" dumbo. That leaves A LOT of room for me to come in here and say something in my defense. There is NO SUCH THING as mentioning someone "in passing" on this blog.
Aly, I was mentioned once here "in passing." I ignored it, and my name hasn't come up again. Maybe you should take a hint. I'm sure if you would have kept your mouth shut, your name wouldn't have been dragged through the mud yet again. Some people just never learn, and that may be one reason why people call you a nut job.
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It does? Nope, no axe, just being a realist.
You could also ask why would anyone have the word Studio in their design name when they aren't a part of SBG? Why not choose something unique?
144 I don't mind it though. I wasn't complaining when I asked if there was nothing else to talk about. I LIKE the attention. I was just asking a question. The digi world must be boring if I am the only thing constantly talked about. AND, I didn't comment here for a while after losing my baby...they still bought me up when I ignored it.
145 Again, do you think that if I cared if my name was being dragged through the mud that I would post at all?
147 It was a DUMB example because it doesn't show the "in passing" thing. It shows you trying to insult me which leaves me room to come to my own defense and start posting here over and over again. And you can't look it up because my name has never been bought up "in passing".
The business name of "Bella Gypsy" can be considered a "service mark"....the logo that a business is known by. They would have every reason to protect their business name by stopping someone else in the same industry from using it. To even TRY to use it was ridiculous in the first place. And yes, "Bella Gypsy" used legal means to stop them from using thier trade name, their service mark and had every right to do so. From what I saw (and this was only a couple of weeks ago) they had used a font so similar to the Bella Gypsy logo - it was definitely a rip off. No coincidence in my mind at all.
wow that was hard. Instead of posting this here if you had google it you would have find it in about 5 seconds. Try it you will be amazed. Google "how to separate Facebook friends to different categories".
calling someone a "bitch" on this blog is a little like the pot calling the kettle black.
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Woah, that's the most unique point of view anyone has ever expressed on any of the digi smack blogs. How did you come up with that insight? Was it years of study?
LOL 128 you are so funny. Only a couple people know about the initial problems with the BG/BZS store, and apparently you are one of them involved in it's creation, or you are Charly being very careful and trying to swing the light off you, since you know all about the initial trouble your co owner had. At least she did the right thing and made the changes to avoid trouble instead of lying about things and digging a huge hole to bury herself in. And FYI it was a total accident about the names, the owners didn't know that god awful design duo existed until after the store was created, and FYI that same duo tried to say they were trademarked and such, but FYI again, they lied, they weren't trademarked they just wanted the domain name, and there was no legal involved. So you might want to check your own facts and do some trademark checking to see if any name variation of Bella Gypsy is trademarked before you start smacking on someone who made an honest mistake. You can't possibly think that every digital designer in this business knows everyone else, because I sure don't.
So now someone has an axe to grind with the former co owner of berry sweet? Why? What has she done? Far as I can tell she jumped ship after Charly shit a brick, and she made her own store. You people obviously don't have all your own facts straight because if you think BG design team made a legal move, then you would be wrong, they TRIED to look all legal and big and scary but in the end when faced with the truth they didn't copyright or trademark anything and the freaking domain was there to purchase, then they shut up. People don't name their stores or design names because they want to copycat, sometimes people have things they simply like. My own design name, which I am not revealing, is just one three letter word away from a so-called big name designer, but no one has called me copycat, and I have damned good sales and a huge customer base and I bring in a nice lump of pocket change for the store owner I design for. Oh and btw, how is a store using a blog layout a copycat of a designer? Don't all blogs look virtually the same and whatever that bitch up there has against posers, get a grip, just because you don't like them doesn't mean you have to look at them, many digital shops sell their stuff geared toward the taggers and tag scrappers, so get off your high horse and find something useful to bitch about, like CT, or high prices, or store closings, or who put their panties on wrong today, sheesh.
That Bella Zingaro Studio, if they were created post Bella Gypsy should be forced to change their name. Especially since their email address is Bella Gypsy. The are infringing on the BG's brand. It's a pretty pathetic looking site. Seriously, shadow their title like that? Seriously low class looking.
What's worse, taking something you didn't make, claiming it as your own then and selling it as a CU tool, or having a similar name and style as another designer?
Well 163, it has to be someone, because only the few involved in building the Zingaro store were aware of the problems in the beginning, I'm one of them, and I'm here to say she did the right thing in changing things, domain included, because she honestly did not know there was a design team by that name, and FYI, when she was told of it, she emailed the BG design team, letting them know she didn't mean any infringement and asked them if she needed to change her site, and the BG team is the one who came back nasty to her about it, trying to say they had their name trademarked and all bella gypsy domains, names, sites etc, belonged to them. Well I see it this way, first, she didn't have to contact the BG team, she could have carried on as is, but she didn't. Two, she didn't have to change her domain name, but she did that as well. Three, she did the research regarding trademarks and copyrights of the BG name, including licensing, and guess what, they are NOT trademarked or licensed, nor do they own a copyright, and by their state license office, they don't have a business license either for any of their site to be trademarked. So honestly it is hilarious that you assume they used legal means to stop a store from going up, because they didn't have shit, just a bunch of hot air and puffed up egos. So again, I say you are someone on the inside whom the co owner needs to ferret out because it looks like you are a little too faced to me, because with the two co owners, myself, and a couple of others, no one else on this end knew about the problems, so who are you, hmmm?
So again, I say you are someone on the inside whom the co owner needs to ferret out because it looks like you are a little too faced to me, because with the two co owners, myself, and a couple of others, no one else on this end knew about the problems, so who are you, hmmm? ------
WTF are you talking about? I no nothing and care even less. I made one comment saying it wasn't Charly because I know how she writes and that other post was far too comprehensive to be her. So, think again, maybe there are more leaks in your little ship than you know about.
Why are we talking about the Bella Gypsy issue? It's not like they are worth arguing about. Their quality is not that great and their designs a dime a dozen. The other Bella Gypsy looks about the same, maybe they should just get together and have it done with.
So honestly it is hilarious that you assume they used legal means to stop a store from going up, because they didn't have shit, just a bunch of hot air and puffed up egos ----
So, honestly, it's hilarious that you assume that I wrote all that crap about legal issues. And don't say that you weren't talking to me, because you addressed my post personally.
LOL Good point, let them do their own thing. It isn't like things aren't a dime a dozen anyway. To me the charly supporters are just trying to start something against her former co owner.
Well of curse 173...you get a cookie for being so observant. But you did say there were legal issues, and suing involved. So which are you, a charly supporter or a BG "Bella" do tell.
Well of curse 173...you get a cookie for being so observant. But you did say there were legal issues, and suing involved. So which are you, a charly supporter or a BG "Bella" do tell. -----
No I didn't. I'm delighted that you can tell who is posting and saying what. Is there money in that?
Well I assume those who are now trying to smack the co-owner must be charly supporters because really I can't see any reason to drag her onto this blog. if she did something bad, then smack away. But what did she do so bad? She put a store in with a name like a design team, she fixed that, she didn't have to, but she did, and that is classy in my book, least she admitted to her error and fixed things.
Am I the only one too lazy to read the long, ranting, run-on sentence posts? Paragraphs, please! -------- Yep - I usually just scroll past those. They aren't worth reading most of the time anyways.
Well I assume those who are now trying to smack the co-owner must be charly supporters ---
Never assume, it can make you look like stupid. Perhaps those smacking the co owner are supporters of Bella Gypsy. I don't know and frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
One half of Bella Gypsy was caught pirating a long time ago, which is why she disappeared and her sister continued to design.
HAHA so looks like no one knows much of anything. I say let's all agree the BG team have their followers, Charly has hers, her co owner moved on, made a boo boo but fixed things, let's just let everyone do their own thing. Funny how everyone picks and choose who gets smacked more than another. Next victim?
I'm trying to find info about this so called piracy incident with Aly D and I can't find anything anywhere. Why are so many people so certain about this?
A lot of truth has been revealed on these blogs. ------- I doubt it.
#189 the two certain ones were One Little Bird and Paislee Press moving and the possible one is After Five closing? Big Deal!! Not so many revelations after all.
he two certain ones were One Little Bird and Paislee Press moving and the possible one is After Five closing? Big Deal!! Not so many revelations after all. ----
No. Do try and keep up. The two certains were Amanda/LilyAnne, Charly and her triplets and the one uncertain was Holly and 9th & Bloom.
This is the most intellectually, stimulating contribution anyone has ever made on this blog. No one has ever made it before, not once. You are so original.
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«Oldest ‹Older 1601 – 1800 of 2453 Newer› Newest»I'm going to go eat at Chick fil-A tonight-and maybe even tomorrow. Thanks for reminding me. We don't shop at Home Base either. So, it goes both ways.
Home Base? What's the story there? Do you mean Home Depot? I thought all Home Base's went out of business.
Designers are kind of in a bind when customers friend request them, aren't they? If they say no, that customer gets offended, if they say yes, they are giving up their right to express whatever opinions they want on their personal page.
sigh...I wish someone did know something about After 5.
If I had to boycott everyone who didn't have the same opinion as myself, I would have to stop digiscrapping and stop with everything else. And freeze and starve, cuz everyone except me is an idiot ;D
haha #7.
I usually accept friend requests from customers so I dont offend but limit what they can see. My FB page is personal and we've all seen what kind of nut jobs are out there (ahem....aly, charly, etc) and what kind of personal info can end up here. No thank you.
That's what the Restricted list is for on Facebook. If you can't figure out a way to politely decline/direct them to your Fan Page than this list is exactly what you need to use. Simple.
Designers can make their personal pages "invisible" to the public--then they won't get any customers friend requesting them. Or they can do what I did: make a "digiscrapping fb page" that's my screen name instead of my real name. That's the fb page I use for DS stuff (CT forums, "liking" designer pages, etc). I don't post status updates or IRL photos, or anything else personal. That way, I don't offend anyone and I don't put out info that I don't want shared with the faceless masses I've never met but "talk" with in DS land.
I'm no American but I do understand that American politics are very important internationally.
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All politics have some intentional importance.
Designers are kind of in a bind when customers friend request them, aren't they? If they say no, that customer gets offended, if they say yes, they are giving up their right to express whatever opinions they want on their personal page.
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No.
I'm going to go eat at Chick fil-A tonight-and maybe even tomorrow. Thanks for reminding me. We don't shop at Home Base either. So, it goes both ways.
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But you don't want it to go both ways, do you? Judging by your viewpoint.
sigh...I wish someone did know something about After 5.
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They are a digi scrap store and they just lost one of their designers. See, I know something about them.
After 5 got hacked... tried to read their blog and it warned me that it was an attack page.
This FB thing is really easy. You can make it so that only certain people can see certain posts. So when I talk about scrapbooking, I set it to only go to scrapbookers. I have a snarky cousin that hates scrapbooking and can't control his comments, so I had to figure this out.
Problem solved.
#15, their blog is fine, no warnings here...
They haven't announced it yet so it's coming from people who have inside info on A5D.
I didn't know you could decide which posts could be seen on the facebook page.
#16 I do that as well. I put a lot of digi friends in a "digi" and "foreigners" groups and click HIDE them when I post status that don't concern them. I actually think it is simply good manners. Not everyone needs or wants to know everything you think. Why waste their time?
I just said I was going to eat at Chick fil A tonight and maybe tomorrow to bug the person that posted before that. We don't live by a Chick Fil A or I might though. I'm not going to spend 15.00 in gas to get to one.
#15, their blog is fine, no warnings here...
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I got a warning too.
We don't live by a Chick Fil A or I might though. I'm not going to spend 15.00 in gas to get to one.
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Especially since you'll have all the gas you need after you've been there.
I got a warning too.
Looks just fine here too.
A5 is closing. It may not have been officially announced, but it was announced internally and their designers are scrambling to find new shops.
Hey 1593 (last page) - Confusing affect and effect shows your complete and total ignorance. See what I did there?
Correcting a poster's grammar only shows that you have nothing left to add to the discussion.
#27- 2 shots! The Grammar God is back.
I got a warning too.
#26 Thank you. I hope it's not true. But I believe you. Sad News. There are so many other stores out there that should be closing instead of After Five.
Hey 1593 (last page)
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This number does not exist on the last page, and you are calling someone else ignorant?
whoops. Just went to berry Sweet craps and got this message:
Maintenance Mode
berrysweetscraps.com is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance.
Please try back again soon.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Is this the end of that store too? Or truly a scheduled maintenance? I wonder if the exodus is more severe than stated earlier.
Scrap Matters is giving a second chance twice for the daily freebie. Yay!!
Maybe somebody is reading the smack blog over there.
Anyway it's a poll and we vote which days we missed and at the end they'll decide which days they'll unlock the links for us depending on the votes.
It's a 2 part poll.
Crazy going through all this trouble but I'm happy they heard the complaints and they're trying to find a way to please the customers because in the end customers are the ones who spend the $$$ and keep the shops running.
This one is dedicated to you commentor#147 page 7!
Hey, 32 (on this page, not on page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8). Confusing, isn't it?
#35 Hilarious!!! LOL!
Bummer if your missing day isn't chosen, isn't it?
Sheesh, just put the kit in the store and tell all the freebie hunters to buy it to get their missing pieces. What a mess for Amber!
Sorry, I don't get it, must be a yank thing.
#38 Well next time she should be careful with a daily download and 24 hour links, they cause trouble. Why go through all this trouble I don't get it? Instead of opening the links she made two polls for people to vote which days they missed so she can she which ones have the most votes and then give out the links again. CRAZY!
SDD has their links active for 3 days I think. I don't ever download the daily links anyplace. I always forget days. I have enough stuff anyhow.
No, that's not really scheduled maintenance at BSS. Why would anyone stay? Sales went down to next nothing after this blog trashed Charly a month or so ago. Why would anyone stay when sales were bound to be absolute zero after this latest round? Crazy for this blog to have so much power.
38 said "Sheesh, just put the kit in the store and tell all the freebie hunters to buy it to get their missing pieces. What a mess for Amber!"
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ITA. And I also think that the idea of the 24-hour links is so people who miss a day have to buy the kit (or the day, as TLP did with their Bucket List kit) to get their missing pieces. If you miss a day, then that's your problem, not Amber's. And I bet if Amber--or any store that does 24-hour links--decided to do 3 day links or 5 day links or whatever, people would still complain. Stop complaining and take your freebie every 24 hours...if you remember to.
This blog doesn't have that much power. SSD and SO are trashed on here all the time and still going strong. It has more to do with what the store has to offer.
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No, not what the store has to offer, BSS had good designers, good products, quality checked and nicely filled out products, it was the owner who trashed it with the lies and deceit. Who would stay there or buy there after that? Didn't you read prior pages in this post and see what happened to Berry Sweet?
Yes, I did read it. And I've seen the products they offered, so "good" must be very subjective. I can agree that the owner trashed the store but if those designers are "good" they will find a new home. They knew who the co-owner was and that she has done other disasterous things in the past. If I was a designer, I would have stayed far away from that mess.
Yea well, the designers did find a new home, that wasn't a problem, we're all joining the other co owner at her store. So in this case I don't think good covers it since Charly caused it all, and FYI, I didn't know Charly before I became a designer at her store, so you can't say "they knew who the co-owner was" or what she has done. Too many new designers come out all the time, and no matter what Charly did, not everyone is going to know her or her smacking here.
You gotta get some tough skin to be in this industry and start doing your research before you sign on anywhere. Lesson learned for those new designers. But the tough skin comes in when you think you have a good owner and they turn out to be a total hag. You can't go blaming a smack blog for a store going under when the co-owner was a fraud.
Really? Forgive me if I sound a little incredulous over that remark, but I can and do lay blame on this smack blog for the store going under. BSS hummed right along just fine, had good sales and a good customer base, then she goes and gets herself smacked and everything suddenly stops. If that doesn't stop customers who read here and CT from going to a store, then nothing will. People don't want to be associated with a "tainted" store, so of course, smack blogs contribute to the downfall! You'd be an idiot not to think that, and you obviously must be one!
So you think it would just be ok for her to continue? Sweep it under the rug? Do you think everything was all made up an she didn't do anything?
I'm sure you'll do much better in the new store that isn't associated with that mess.
The store hasn't even been open a year, so honestly you can't judge how good BSS was because it hasn't been open long enough to establish itself.
Sorry to say, I agree with "good" being subjective. While some of the products there were decent, there seemed to be a lot of designers coming and going for such a short time open.
Hopefully the new store name will consider the initials it will be known by and avoid anything with BS.
Crazy for this blog to have so much power.
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It doesn't. Charly is solely responsible for her own behavior and any fall out.
They knew who the co-owner was and that she has done other disasterous things in the past.
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Really? You know that for a fact or you just assuming they knew?
start doing your research before you sign on anywhere.
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Research where? This blog? Give me a break. Hindsight is always 20/20 and it's so easy to say they should have known, or done their research or any variation thereof.
This blog is a great place for research.
It doesn't matter if they knew or not. Bad things happen to innocent people because bad people (Charly, in this case) do bad things.
but I can and do lay blame on this smack blog for the store going under.
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Oh please, a strong store would not have gone under. SSD was associated with Amanda Dykan, it didn't go under, in fact, it's still around and probably doing reasonably well. Other stores have also had their share of bad associations and did okay for a long time afterwards.
Charly is completely to blame for the store going under. She was the one who lied and deceived people. Not this blog.
This blog is a great place for research.
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Yeah? A lot of people don't know about this blog, especially new designers. You are either being sarcastic or naive. I'm going for the latter.
If a lot of people don't know about this blog, then how can it be held responsible for causing the store to go under?
Exactly, 60.
59, I say this will all honesty. What you guys have gone through sucks. Put the blame where it lies, with Charly, and not here.
I agree with 56. Stick around and learn something.
If a lot of people don't know about this blog, then how can it be held responsible for causing the store to go under?
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I'm #59, are you talking to me, coz I don't hold this blog responsible for anything.
59, I say this will all honesty. What you guys have gone through sucks. Put the blame where it lies, with Charly, and not here.
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I'm not blaming this blog, I am blaming Charly, I have the whole time. At posts #53 and #58.
I'm not one of the designers that got involved, but thanks for the thought.
I agree with 56. Stick around and learn something.
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This is smack blog incarnation number 3 or 4 for me. So, I stand by my statement - it's not the place for research. I prefer facts to gossip and while there have been some truths on the smack blogs, there's been a lot more gossip.
coz?
Anyone with a brain can tell the difference between the truth and the gossip.
I think this place can be used for resarch. It's when it is the truth that you want to know about it before signing up for any store. A lot of truth has been revealed on these blogs. It's pretty obvious when it is just gossip or jealousy.
When it comes to Charly there has always been drama. That should be enough warning to stay away.
Anyone with a brain can tell the difference between the truth and the gossip.
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Really? That has not been experience.
coz?
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What's it to you?
A lot of truth has been revealed on these blogs.
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A lot of truths, no. Some truths, absolutely.
A lot of truth has been revealed on these blogs.
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Name me four.
#193 And I have quite a few intentional FB friends who do post lots of political things, re-share my political postings and thank me for sharing them. We share them to increase the reach, and it works.
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Increase the reach? Give me a break. Most Americans have already made up their mind who their going to vote for so posting political shit is A. a waste of your time B. a waste of my time reading it.
I had a designer 'friend' actually an owner who I used to work for, post status after status update on her guy and really derogatory remarks on the other guy. I defriended her.
unfriended is probably the word - not defriended, lol.
1. Joedee stole the money and is a great big fraud.
2. Amanda Dykan stole designs, tried to come back as another designer, got caught.
3. Charly pretended to be a twin/triplet
4. Something with Aly and associated pirating at another forum. (didn't follow that drama)
There's four. I know there's more out there. But there really isn't that much drama in digiland. The rest is smack and rumors.
there was another designer before Joedee that took off with some money that was for a charity. But I don't know if that came out on this blog or stayed at DST.
And the Tandika scandal.
There's always references to store owners not paying on time such as at Divine.
So, no truth posted here. Such a waste of time...
Not just drama. We know that A5 is closing. We knew that One Little Bird and Paislee Press were moving to TLP before they even announced a move.
There was also the drama about Holly and the 9th and Bloom shop and their paypal account. I think Holly ran away with the money in the end.
#76 We have insiders from Oscraps and After Five. I like that!
Well NLD from After Five has a guest spot at Digital Crea where they sell 20 items there so I can only imagine the spot will become permanent when After Five closes. Boutique Cute Dolls mentioned on her facebook page exciting news soon. They're slowly leaving the shop one by one without a bang.
One weird thought. Maybe Jofia designs and the owner of After Five are the same person? Isn't it weird that they both decide to retire at the same time? And Jofia wasn't designing much the last two years. Does anyone really know her?
#78 I'd be surprised. Jofia used to be at shabby pickle and Amy, the owner of A5 was AH designs.
BCD will probably go to OScraps, maybe taking Thaty Borges with her.
I'm pretty sure we have insiders from every store here.
#80 is that inside info? Or just a guess?
Amy and Jofia are different people.
Amy also has a photography business and from Memphis: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/ah-Photography/
http://blog.amy-hutchinson.com/
This is Jofia: http://www.facebook.com/#!/jofia.devoe
#83 Thanks for the info. Theory solved.
#82 - just a guess, not inside info.
Can someone explain how to separate Facebook friends to different categories? I've been searching but can't find it.
Thanks
wow that was hard. Instead of posting this here if you had google it you would have find it in about 5 seconds. Try it you will be amazed. Google "how to separate Facebook friends to different categories".
https://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=80116337130
When you load Facebook on your left you will see FRIENDS and a "More" link next to it. Click on MORE and it will bring you to the list page.
Click CREATE LIST and you can name it whatever you want. Once created (or edit an existing one), click the list name and on the right there will be a MANAGE LIST link. Click that to add the people you want to that list. When you post, you can just click the list name in the post where it says "Public" or whatever your settings are.
You can add a person to more than one list as well. Hope this helps.
Thanks - that will help a LOT.
"do what I did: make a "digiscrapping fb page" that's my screen name instead of my real name. That's the fb page I use for DS stuff (CT forums, "liking" designer pages, etc)."
did you make your digiscrapping fb account linked to your real one, or a totally separate account with a different person's name?
I tried to make a 2nd fb account signing up with a different name & email account but after a few days facebook sent a warning that I couldn't have 2 separate accounts (unless the 2nd is a fan page) & shut it down unless I emailed them a phone number.
Sucks, I don't wan't all the digi stuff in my personal account at all (I keep it strictly for family).
8 - I'm a nutjob because I'm a bitxch that speaks my mind? I'm sorry that you've only associated yourself with pushovers in your life time. If someone says something about me here or anywhere else online or in my real life, I WILL address it. Get over it.
74 - Stop repeating stuff that you know obviously know nothing about. Because it has never been proven that I'm associated with pirating and it NEVER will because its not true. Since when is it okay to take something you hear and run with it without proof.
Charly is different. There's proof that she's a liar and blah blah blah. But has there EVER been proof that I pirate? No there hasn't. So unless 74, you or anyone else has proof that I pirate and can post it for all to see, stop trying to associate my name with pirating.
I said associated pirating. That forum was known for being a bunch of pirates. I didn't say you pirated.
Regarding the Facebook/private/designer etc. To me it's like a celebrity with wacko (imho) views, like Tom Cruise.
I cannot support any movie he's in because he's such a freak and I feel like I'm supporting that, my $ will go to the sciento logy church. Plus all I see is him jumping up and down on Oprah's couch. lol
Same with Danny Glover, Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey supporting Hugo Chavez. I will NOT support any movies with those types.
AlyD, my not be proof for pirating, but there's proof that you are just as crazy as Charly! What were all your different design design names you were trying to use?
So you won't purchase from anyone who out spokenly supports the other political party or is a different religion? That really limits what you can buy. And I'm pretty sure that's what we are talking about here. Not really someone being a total wacko like those celebs. But we do have a few wack-jobs in this community.
But I don't think anyone should friend designers. Just like their fanpage. Much less likely to end up hating your favorites.
91-Poor Aly. You don't have to be connected with pirating (even though we all think you are) to be classified a "nut job." You've proven that all by yourself by your silly posts here.
94-sorry, I didn't see your post when I posted 96.
Berry Sweet Scraps is no longer. You get a 404 - Page not found now when you go on their site.
So, BSS is gone then? I feel bad for the designers.
91-Poor Aly. You don't have to be connected with pirating (even though we all think you are) to be classified a "nut job." You've proven that all by yourself by your silly posts here.
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You obviously have severe reading comprehension issues. I never said me being "associated" with pirating made me a nutjob. Two different topics in reply to two different comments. Go back and try to read it again.
AlyD, my not be proof for pirating, but there's proof that you are just as crazy as Charly! What were all your different design design names you were trying to use?
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I changed my design name a lot. And? I guess never being satisfied makes me a nut job! I can take that.
I know this designer is ESL, but she does have English speaking people who CT for her. You'd think someone would have told her that a cow isn't a kitty
http://www.afterfivedesigns.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=4135&cat=9&page=1
AlyD, I don't know you, nor your designs, but after reading all your posts here, you sound like an idiot. Maybe spend a little less time here and go design and work your business.
lol cow/kitty
103 Yeah, its obvious you don't know me. I stopped designing months ago after I found out I was pregnant....so I don't have a business to work on! I lost the baby but I trying for another one now. So I won't be coming back to design until after my next baby is born. Hopefully we conceive soon. Thanks for the advice though!
105-Sorry you lost your baby Aly. I wouldn't wish that hurt on anybody.
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Thanks anonymous. :D <3
Whoops. I mean 106.
AlyD said... 91 8 - I'm a nutjob because I'm a bitxch that speaks my mind? I'm sorry that you've only associated yourself with pushovers in your life time. If someone says something about me here or anywhere else online or in my real life, I WILL address it. Get over it
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No, you are a nut job because you are nuts. You are a bitch because you are a bitch. Two different descriptions, both appropriate when applied to you. Perhaps you work on your reading comprehension.
I know this designer is ESL, but she does have English speaking people who CT for her. You'd think someone would have told her that a cow isn't a kitty
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maybe the cow's name is Kitty ??? They are listed correctly as cows in the kit description.
No, you are a nut job because you are nuts. You are a bitch because you are a bitch. Two different descriptions, both appropriate when applied to you. Perhaps you work on your reading comprehension.
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You should just stop because you sound stupid. Your comment would be relevant if you were quoting when I differentiated between being "associated with pirates" and " being a nut job". Don't pick around what I am saying and trying to use my words against me in attempts to be a bitch when they are both two totally different comments. You looks desperate and like you are grasping. If you are going to use my "two different" comment against me by basically mocking it, use THAT comment and not one posted before/after that. Otherwise your comeback looks dumb.
Please quote me where I denied being a nutjob and where I denied being a bitch. Another way your comeback was dumb desperate. I am a "nutjob because I'm nuts" and a "bitch because I'm a bitch". That's like giving the definition of a word by using the word in the definition. POINTLESS. I can give you a ton of reasons how I am nut job. I can also give you a ton of reasons how I am a bitch. I never denied either...soo again...your point is?
I got this in my email today:
http://www.digidesignresort.com/blog/designer-coaching-program/
Does DDR sell that much to be mentoring other designers? Is Carena that good? I'm not familiar with her work. $30 would be a lot to invest for feedback on one kit if it was coming from a not so great designer.
AlyD = Nut Job because...
Paper Planes, Pizzaz, um, who else were you trying to be? At least you didn't say you were your twin, but it still spells NUT JOB!! If it cracks like a nut... well, you know
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I just noticed this comment. But I shouldn't have been used in the example of "truths" this forum has bought to light since I am the one that let it be known that I am/was a member of that forum.
So no, that is not a "truth" uncovered by this blog. So whoever named those 4 examples only have 3 examples. AND just because I am/was a member there does not make me a pirate...which leads me to...
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Who gives a fucxk what you think miss anonymous unknown person? What you THINK is so irrelevant...especially to me. So please someone...it's been months now...prove it.
AlyD = Nut Job because...
Paper Planes, Pizzaz, um, who else were you trying to be? At least you didn't say you were your twin, but it still spells NUT JOB!! If it cracks like a nut... well, you know
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Paper Planes....Yes. Pizzaz? No. No idea what/who that is. Enlighten me?
Like I said before...I changed my design name a lot. I started out as Paper Planes. That's a known fact...So what's your point?
Was it not truth that you were associating with people in a forum that were pirates?
Other truths were listed so there is already more than four, Aly.
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OMG I can't stand dumb people. Must I really break this down??
The question WAS:
A lot of truth has been revealed on these blogs.
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Name me four.
The person said:
1. Joedee stole the money and is a great big fraud.
2. Amanda Dykan stole designs, tried to come back as another designer, got caught.
3. Charly pretended to be a twin/triplet
4. Something with Aly and associated pirating at another forum. (didn't follow that drama)
I WAS THE ONE THAT MADE IT KNOWN THAT I WAS A MEMBER OF THAT FORUM. SO NO! NUMBER 4 DOES NOT COUNT AS A TRUTH REVEALED ON THIS BLOG. Do you get it now? Did the caps help?
I like being the center of attention and all but I am not even designing at this moment. Why am I even still being bought up and talked about? ...and I mean even before I replied to defend myself. It's always Aly Aly Aly. I feel special and everything but come on...there must be something else smack worthy to talk about.
Because whoever brought you up knew it would get people off the facebook/politics topics and on to something else... So I guess they used you Aly.
Paper Planes....Yes. Pizzaz? No. No idea what/who that is. Enlighten me?
See, liar!!!!!
119 I was bought up before the facebook/politics talk. And many times before that.
But hey, if bringing me up makes them happy then I'm happy! I just don't want people to start complaining that I am posting again.
Maybe you all should worry less about me and be worried more about the CT members some of you may have that are associated with the parenting website that I was on. I've seen a few members from over there CTing for designers.
Not saying they ARE pirates but if I am one simply because I was a member there, I guess they are too.
120 I'm not lying dumbass. I have nothing to hide from you anonymous people. If I did something/said something I will say it. Like I said I am not designing right now so I don't give a fuck!
So like I said, WHO IS PIZAZZ! ENLIGHTEN ME! If it was me, I would say it was me.
There were designers rotating in and out of Berry Sweet because they didn't like what Charly had in place once they joined. That woman had a crap load of requirements that weren't listed in her contracts and she didn't reveal them until we joined her. She had designers doing required challenges, a required gallery posting each week, required forum participation that was absurd to keep up with, and kept changing everything. Her co owner was always stepping in and smoothing things over, and cutting things back, but Charly still kept being pushy. So no one would stay very long and you can't blame them. I was there all of 2 weeks before I pulled my products, and I brought a big customer base with me as an exclusive designer, but it wasn't worth it trying to keep up with everything, it was impossible. I am thinking of applying to the co owners new store, it looks like all of Berry Sweets designers followed her, lol
1. Joedee stole the money and is a great big fraud.
2. Amanda Dykan stole designs, tried to come back as another designer, got caught.
3. Charly pretended to be a twin/triplet
4. Something with Aly and associated pirating at another forum. (didn't follow that drama)
There's four. I know there's more out there. But there really isn't that much drama in digiland. The rest is smack and rumors.
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No, the Joedee thing was not revealed on this blog. It was hashed out here, but discovered elsewhere.
Aly was also found out elsewhere and not here.
So that's only two truths revealed here, the rest were just discussed here.
there was another designer before Joedee that took off with some money that was for a charity. But I don't know if that came out on this blog or stayed at DST.
And the Tandika scandal.
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Again two things that were not revealed on this blog, but found out elsewhere and hashed to death on this blog.
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Thanks for clarifying that thing about me. I made it known myself. It was never a secret.
There was also the drama about Holly and the 9th and Bloom shop and their paypal account. I think Holly ran away with the money in the end.
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I'll give you that one. So, out of 7 or more truths that were supposedly revealed here, it turns out that only about two or there actually were. The rest were just discussed here.
The new co-owners store? Bella Zingaro Studio? The one that tried to name itself Bella Gypsy, copying the designer of the same name, right down to the logo? The one that Bella Gypsy had to get legal with about copyright issues? Great start. By all means - go to that shop. Its SO lovely. Posers and all.
http://bellazingarostudio.com/shop/
I like being the center of attention and all but I am not even designing at this moment. Why am I even still being bought up and talked about? ...and I mean even before I replied to defend myself. It's always Aly Aly Aly.
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Yeah, that's obvious. There only has to be a whiff of your name here and then you come and post and post and post.
The new co-owners store? Bella Zingaro Studio? The one that tried to name itself Bella Gypsy, copying the designer of the same name, right down to the logo? The one that Bella Gypsy had to get legal with about copyright issues? Great start. By all means - go to that shop. Its SO lovely. Posers and all.
http://bellazingarostudio.com/shop/
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God, why would you do that? o.O Wouldn't it be OBVIOUSLY breaking something?
The email address for the call is bellagypsyscraps... I wonder how many idiots will think it was put out by the actual Bella Gypsy....
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*giggles*
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At least you know. But I am sure everyone posts and posts. It is just that they are posting anonymous so you have no idea how much that person has actually posted.
But not true...kinda! I only come and post and post and post when my name is bought up with fallacies and ASSumptions about me. For example there was no need for me to be bought up with the Charly shit went down. And there was no need for me to be bought up when people were talking about "truths" revealed here on the blog. If the things you all bought me up actually made sense, I wouldn't have anything to argue about now would I?
Thanks for the info 128, I had no idea that situation went down.
Be honest Aly, you've come here before when just your name was mentioned in passing, associated with nothing.
See, I put my name to my post
Good luck to anyone who tries anything legal with the name Bella Gypsy.
Some you guys make me laugh.
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When is anyone's name JUST "mentioned in passing"? Lol. That makes no sense. It's not like you all say "I spoke saw Aly today." Wtf? Lol.
SMH - Zingaro means gypsy. Really!? I mean, really!?
Aly, your name has totally been mentioned in passing - for instance, Charly is a nutjob, just like Aly.
See?
SMH - Zingaro means gypsy. Really!? I mean, really!?
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Yes, and? Neither the word Bella nor Gypsy is unique and they are not unique together either.
So far I've found a reviewer by that name, a women's motorcycle club, a clothing boutique, custom made guitar strings
LMAO #137!!!!
90 said: did you make your digiscrapping fb account linked to your real one, or a totally separate account with a different person's name?
I tried to make a 2nd fb account signing up with a different name & email account but after a few days facebook sent a warning that I couldn't have 2 separate accounts (unless the 2nd is a fan page) & shut it down unless I emailed them a phone number.
Sucks, I don't wan't all the digi stuff in my personal account at all (I keep it strictly for family).
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It's weird they sent you that message, especially if you used a different name/address. I've heard of fb doing that if they think the account is spam (if you don't try to find friends or "like" statuses or whatever.) My DS account is completely separate from my IRL account. BUT, DH checks his fb on my laptop occasionally, so maybe fb already knew this IP address had multiple users and hence, multiple fb accounts. But funny enough, I deactivated my personal fb account a few months ago (it was becoming a huge time suck), so I'm glad that it wasn't connected to my DS account since I need that for CT forums.
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It's a bit different when the two names are in the same industry. Isn't this the same situation as the store her & Charly co-owned before BSS? Sunflower Scraps or something like that.
It causes confusion for the customers and they could lose sales because of it, I would imagine.
I'm sure I could search Google for any given designer name (nickname or otherwise) and come up with a few random businesses as well.
Sounds like you have an axe to grind there, 138. I don't know why *they* would want to use the name Bella Gypsy any way. Why not choose something unique to the community instead of being a big copy cat?
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That's not "in passing" dumbo. That leaves A LOT of room for me to come in here and say something in my defense. There is NO SUCH THING as mentioning someone "in passing" on this blog.
Aly, I was mentioned once here "in passing." I ignored it, and my name hasn't come up again. Maybe you should take a hint. I'm sure if you would have kept your mouth shut, your name wouldn't have been dragged through the mud yet again. Some people just never learn, and that may be one reason why people call you a nut job.
Aly is dragging her own butt through the mud with her language alone. Another truth revealed on this blog.
Sounds like you have an axe to grind there, 138. I don't know why *they* would want to use the name Bella Gypsy any way. Why not choose something unique to the community instead of being a big copy cat?
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It does? Nope, no axe, just being a realist.
You could also ask why would anyone have the word Studio in their design name when they aren't a part of SBG? Why not choose something unique?
That's not "in passing" dumbo.
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Uh, that was an example, dumbo. Your name has been mentioned in passing, I can't be bothered to look it up for you though.
What happened with Bella Gypsy? I didn't hear about them suing someone over the use of the BG name.
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I don't mind it though. I wasn't complaining when I asked if there was nothing else to talk about. I LIKE the attention. I was just asking a question. The digi world must be boring if I am the only thing constantly talked about. AND, I didn't comment here for a while after losing my baby...they still bought me up when I ignored it.
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Again, do you think that if I cared if my name was being dragged through the mud that I would post at all?
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It was a DUMB example because it doesn't show the "in passing" thing. It shows you trying to insult me which leaves me room to come to my own defense and start posting here over and over again. And you can't look it up because my name has never been bought up "in passing".
I am convinced that 80% of these posts are by Honey Boo Boo and her relatives. Yikes. What a hot mess.
#150 - who?
#150 bahahahahahahaha
The business name of "Bella Gypsy" can be considered a "service mark"....the logo that a business is known by. They would have every reason to protect their business name by stopping someone else in the same industry from using it. To even TRY to use it was ridiculous in the first place. And yes, "Bella Gypsy" used legal means to stop them from using thier trade name, their service mark and had every right to do so. From what I saw (and this was only a couple of weeks ago) they had used a font so similar to the Bella Gypsy logo - it was definitely a rip off. No coincidence in my mind at all.
I am convinced that 80% of these posts are by Honey Boo Boo and her relatives. Yikes. What a hot mess.
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So, I'm guessing you are enjoying them.
You don't exist to me.
wow that was hard. Instead of posting this here if you had google it you would have find it in about 5 seconds. Try it you will be amazed. Google "how to separate Facebook friends to different categories".
https://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=80116337130
Why would I go to the trouble of doing all that when I could just ask here. Thanks for the info though.
calling someone a "bitch" on this blog is a little like the pot calling the kettle black.
the pot calling the kettle black.
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but pots don't talk, so how can that be?
You don't exist to me.
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Which you are you referring to?
#158 funny :) Good Point!
calling someone a "bitch" on this blog is a little like the pot calling the kettle black.
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Woah, that's the most unique point of view anyone has ever expressed on any of the digi smack blogs. How did you come up with that insight? Was it years of study?
LOL 128 you are so funny. Only a couple people know about the initial problems with the BG/BZS store, and apparently you are one of them involved in it's creation, or you are Charly being very careful and trying to swing the light off you, since you know all about the initial trouble your co owner had. At least she did the right thing and made the changes to avoid trouble instead of lying about things and digging a huge hole to bury herself in. And FYI it was a total accident about the names, the owners didn't know that god awful design duo existed until after the store was created, and FYI that same duo tried to say they were trademarked and such, but FYI again, they lied, they weren't trademarked they just wanted the domain name, and there was no legal involved. So you might want to check your own facts and do some trademark checking to see if any name variation of Bella Gypsy is trademarked before you start smacking on someone who made an honest mistake. You can't possibly think that every digital designer in this business knows everyone else, because I sure don't.
or you are Charly being very careful and trying to swing the light off you, since you know all about the initial trouble your co owner had.
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No way it's Charly.
So now someone has an axe to grind with the former co owner of berry sweet? Why? What has she done? Far as I can tell she jumped ship after Charly shit a brick, and she made her own store. You people obviously don't have all your own facts straight because if you think BG design team made a legal move, then you would be wrong, they TRIED to look all legal and big and scary but in the end when faced with the truth they didn't copyright or trademark anything and the freaking domain was there to purchase, then they shut up. People don't name their stores or design names because they want to copycat, sometimes people have things they simply like. My own design name, which I am not revealing, is just one three letter word away from a so-called big name designer, but no one has called me copycat, and I have damned good sales and a huge customer base and I bring in a nice lump of pocket change for the store owner I design for. Oh and btw, how is a store using a blog layout a copycat of a designer? Don't all blogs look virtually the same and whatever that bitch up there has against posers, get a grip, just because you don't like them doesn't mean you have to look at them, many digital shops sell their stuff geared toward the taggers and tag scrappers, so get off your high horse and find something useful to bitch about, like CT, or high prices, or store closings, or who put their panties on wrong today, sheesh.
Aly go away. We don't want you here.
That Bella Zingaro Studio, if they were created post Bella Gypsy should be forced to change their name. Especially since their email address is Bella Gypsy. The are infringing on the BG's brand. It's a pretty pathetic looking site. Seriously, shadow their title like that? Seriously low class looking.
Any new smack anyone?
#162 not knowing is not a valid excuse. Any responsible business owner does their research before starting up a new business.
#164 - how's the view from all the way up there?
What's worse, taking something you didn't make, claiming it as your own then and selling it as a CU tool, or having a similar name and style as another designer?
Well 163, it has to be someone, because only the few involved in building the Zingaro store were aware of the problems in the beginning, I'm one of them, and I'm here to say she did the right thing in changing things, domain included, because she honestly did not know there was a design team by that name, and FYI, when she was told of it, she emailed the BG design team, letting them know she didn't mean any infringement and asked them if she needed to change her site, and the BG team is the one who came back nasty to her about it, trying to say they had their name trademarked and all bella gypsy domains, names, sites etc, belonged to them. Well I see it this way, first, she didn't have to contact the BG team, she could have carried on as is, but she didn't. Two, she didn't have to change her domain name, but she did that as well. Three, she did the research regarding trademarks and copyrights of the BG name, including licensing, and guess what, they are NOT trademarked or licensed, nor do they own a copyright, and by their state license office, they don't have a business license either for any of their site to be trademarked. So honestly it is hilarious that you assume they used legal means to stop a store from going up, because they didn't have shit, just a bunch of hot air and puffed up egos. So again, I say you are someone on the inside whom the co owner needs to ferret out because it looks like you are a little too faced to me, because with the two co owners, myself, and a couple of others, no one else on this end knew about the problems, so who are you, hmmm?
So again, I say you are someone on the inside whom the co owner needs to ferret out because it looks like you are a little too faced to me, because with the two co owners, myself, and a couple of others, no one else on this end knew about the problems, so who are you, hmmm?
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WTF are you talking about? I no nothing and care even less. I made one comment saying it wasn't Charly because I know how she writes and that other post was far too comprehensive to be her. So, think again, maybe there are more leaks in your little ship than you know about.
BTW, it's TWO faced, not TOO faced.
Oh frack! It's *know, not *no.
Face palm.
Why are we talking about the Bella Gypsy issue? It's not like they are worth arguing about. Their quality is not that great and their designs a dime a dozen. The other Bella Gypsy looks about the same, maybe they should just get together and have it done with.
So honestly it is hilarious that you assume they used legal means to stop a store from going up, because they didn't have shit, just a bunch of hot air and puffed up egos
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So, honestly, it's hilarious that you assume that I wrote all that crap about legal issues. And don't say that you weren't talking to me, because you addressed my post personally.
LOL Good point, let them do their own thing. It isn't like things aren't a dime a dozen anyway. To me the charly supporters are just trying to start something against her former co owner.
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Aly go away. We don't want you here.
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If that were true, everyone would keep my name off of their fingers. But you want me here enough to mention me...knowing that I am going to reply.
Well of curse 173...you get a cookie for being so observant. But you did say there were legal issues, and suing involved. So which are you, a charly supporter or a BG "Bella" do tell.
Oh frack...sorry it's "course" not curse...my bad.
Am I the only one too lazy to read the long, ranting, run-on sentence posts? Paragraphs, please!
Charly supporters? I don't see any of those.
Well of curse 173...you get a cookie for being so observant. But you did say there were legal issues, and suing involved. So which are you, a charly supporter or a BG "Bella" do tell.
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No I didn't. I'm delighted that you can tell who is posting and saying what. Is there money in that?
Oh, I get it, do you think that #128 and #163 are the same person, well, they aren't.
I am convinced that 80% of these posts are by Honey Boo Boo and her relatives. Yikes. What a hot mess.
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It's a smack blog, not Intellectuals Are Us.
Well I assume those who are now trying to smack the co-owner must be charly supporters because really I can't see any reason to drag her onto this blog. if she did something bad, then smack away. But what did she do so bad? She put a store in with a name like a design team, she fixed that, she didn't have to, but she did, and that is classy in my book, least she admitted to her error and fixed things.
Am I the only one too lazy to read the long, ranting, run-on sentence posts? Paragraphs, please!
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Yep - I usually just scroll past those. They aren't worth reading most of the time anyways.
Well I assume those who are now trying to smack the co-owner must be charly supporters
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Never assume, it can make you look like stupid. Perhaps those smacking the co owner are supporters of Bella Gypsy. I don't know and frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
One half of Bella Gypsy was caught pirating a long time ago, which is why she disappeared and her sister continued to design.
I am convinced that 80% of these posts are by Honey Boo Boo and her relatives. Yikes. What a hot mess.
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and the other 20% are presidential hopefuls.
HAHA so looks like no one knows much of anything. I say let's all agree the BG team have their followers, Charly has hers, her co owner moved on, made a boo boo but fixed things, let's just let everyone do their own thing. Funny how everyone picks and choose who gets smacked more than another. Next victim?
I'm trying to find info about this so called piracy incident with Aly D and I can't find anything anywhere.
Why are so many people so certain about this?
A lot of truth has been revealed on these blogs.
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I doubt it.
Out of the seven truths so far supposedly revealed on this blog, two are certain and one is a possible. The rest were revealed elsewhere.
#189 I totally agree with you.
#189 the two certain ones were One Little Bird and Paislee Press moving and the possible one is After Five closing?
Big Deal!!
Not so many revelations after all.
Oh ok and the Charly incident.
Advising new designers to come here for research and the truth and is like advising a teen boy to read PlayBoy for the intellectual articles.
he two certain ones were One Little Bird and Paislee Press moving and the possible one is After Five closing?
Big Deal!!
Not so many revelations after all.
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No. Do try and keep up. The two certains were Amanda/LilyAnne, Charly and her triplets and the one uncertain was Holly and 9th & Bloom.
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Move on, nothing to see here.
Where is the "elsewhere" you reference, 189?
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This is the most intellectually, stimulating contribution anyone has ever made on this blog. No one has ever made it before, not once. You are so original.
There is no possible about it, A5 is closing. I promise.
Someone needs to remove berry sweet from the list
Where is the "elsewhere" you reference, 189?
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The DCR at DST in the old days. Private forums.
A whole mess of people need to be removed from the list.
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